The More I Go, The More I Grow! March 13, 2011
Posted by Miss C in Inspirational, Personal, Spiritual Journey, Weight Loss.Tags: grow, Jesus, physically, race, spirtually, strengthen
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I have noticed that if I don’t have a challenge in front of me I sort of fall by the wayside. I am constantly challenging myself whether it be physically, spiritually or emotionally… I am growing stronger when I push myself to exercise, I am growing stronger in the Lord when I push myself spiritually and I am growing my self esteem and confidence when I challenge myself emotionally speaking. Simply put ” The more I Go, The more I grow!”. Of course I’m not doing it alone God is there right beside me the whole step of the way!
We must step out in faith, we must leave our comfort zones and push through to the next level whatever that might be! If you would have told me a few years ago that I would be running 5k’s and 10k’s I would of said you were crazy! I always hated running even as a child! But now I am learning to love it because its freeing me and strengthen not only my physical but my spiritual as well… I ran a 10K this past saturday! I was doing a lot of praying! God got me through it! I don’t think I would be able to accomplish all that I have without his love guiding me! Jesus ran the 10K with me as far as I am concerned!
You can Do ALL things through Christ Which STRENGTHENS you!
I encourage you all to step outside of the norm and do something you never thought you could! Rely on God through it! Trust in him through it! You will be amazed what God can do through you!
BEING the feet of Jesus! March 12, 2011
Posted by Miss C in Inspirational, Personal, Weight Loss.Tags: feet of jesus, missions trip, peru, running
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Today I ran my first EVER 10k! It was difficult to stay in it and I wanted to give up badly but I stuck it out! My Church did it to raise money for a Peru missions trip. So far, I only raised 20$ but it doesn’t matter how little the fact that I was able to impact the world even in just the tiniest bit is satisfying to me! Not only that but it was my first race (a 5k last year) that got a lady from my church interested in running and in turn started this whole “race for peru” project! It feels good but I must not take any of the Glory for its because of King Jesus I was able to start running in the first place! Its because of him and only him that I am fit and steadily losing weight! I am finally enjoying life!
The Power of Journaling! February 27, 2011
Posted by Miss C in Personal, Spiritual Journey.Tags: Depression, diary, endurance, God, God loves me, God's plan for me, grace, Jesus, journaling, power, Strength, Struggles
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I found this old note in my journal..i just wanted to share it with y’all!
JESUS,
I love you so very much! you’re the light in this dark place! Help me Lord to understand your plan for me and my place in this world! Give me knowledge and wisdom that would surpass all understanding So i know without a doubt it comes from you Lord! Grow me in Strength, Grow me in Wisdom, Grow me in Faith! I need your super natural powers to effect and infect me! Let everyone see you in me! Give me strength to endure all things these things i pray today and everyday Amen!
April 6, 2009!
4 months later, i was struggling with serious bouts of depression! It was awful! To think where i have come to now! God is amazing! He has brought me through some really trying times! But I am Stronger, Wiser and more faithful! What a testimony To God’s Grace, Mercy and Power! I love that I have journal-ed things about my feelings and my life because I can look back on it and see What God has brought me through.Sometimes I don’t think or see that he has brought me very far but when I look back and analyze where I was to where I am…I see his LOVE for me Shinning down like a dove! 
So I urge everyone to open up there journals and see what changes God has brought you through! and if you don’t journal i urge you too! Its amazing what a few minutes a week will make you feel so much better! 
Are you a Christian before or after baptism…my thoughts and opinions….and the research I have done to back up where I stand! February 24, 2011
Posted by Miss C in Inspirational.Tags: baptism, Christians, conversion to Christianity, does baptism make you saved?, Does baptism mean you are a Christian?, holy ghost, holy spirit, Jesus Christ, religious rituals and practices, saul
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Acts 9:1-19 Says:
1Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest. 2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them-both men and women-back to Jerusalem in chains. 3 As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heart a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” 5 Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. and the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! 6 Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” 7 The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someon’s voice but saw no one! 8 Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus. 9 He remained there blind for three days anddid not eat or drink. 10 Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to ihm in a vision, calling, “Ananias!”
“Yes, Lord!” he replied.
11 The Lord said,”Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. 12 I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.”
13″But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem! 14And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”
15But the Lord said, “Go, for saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Isreal. 16And i will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
17So Ananias went and found Saul He laid his hands on him and said,”Brother Saul,the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. 19Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength.
My Personal Thoughts, Meanings and etc on This particular passage:
(vs 1-9) I realize that sometimes God will strike us down in order to build us back up.
(vs.10-17) He also sends someone we would least expect to help us like a former Rival to pray for us or heal us.
(vs.17-19)Saul was converted then filled with the Holy Spirit! (He was Saved!) Then after that he was baptized. This shows us the correct way through the conversion process. You must be filled with the Holy Ghost first otherwise you are going down a dry sinner and coming up a wet sinner. You must have a “New” Heart. Jesus Christ must be at the Center of your life- the center of your life is commonly referred to as your heart this is what people mean when they talk about asking Jesus into your heart. I believe there are two ways to analyze this and I actually agree with both ways to look at it.
1)The holy Ghost is the Ghost of Jesus Christ and we must have the Holy Ghost living within us (vs.17)
2)The heart is the Center of your life and you MUST have your life revolve around Jesus. Thus having Jesus in your heart!
Verse 19 says, “Afterwards he ate Some food and regained his strength.”
- I honestly think that while it refers to Natural food I also think its talking about spiritual food as well. Another-wards, He read the word of God, he probably Saught wise council that taught him the word of God to make him stronger in his new faith. This is also what new Christians should do Take the time to learn all they can and grown in the Lord.
**If you have any objections to questions about when one should be baptized take a look at the following verses:
Acts 10:44-48 Says: Even as Peter was saying these things,the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too. For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter asked, “Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did? So he gave orders for them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterward Cornelius asked him to stay with them for several days.
The Gentiles received the Holy Spirit first (they were converted) before they could be baptized. –Baptism does not SAVE or CONVERT you The holy Spirit does!
Acts 11:15-17 says: As i began to speak, “Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning. Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”***
Furthermore, I do realize that in Acts Chapter 2 it says it the other way to be baptized and then you will be filled with the Holy Spirit but I think that maybe that it could happen either way and we as believers should not get caught up in the “RITUALS” of it Just let God move as he sees fit! (who am I to judge what is “correct” or “incorrect”??) However, The fact remains there are more scripture suggesting one is given the Holy spirit prior to baptism.
What is your Opinions on this? Some “Christians” believe that One can not Have JESUS in your heart. SOME also believe that BAPTISM SAVES you. I do NOT BELIEVE BAPTISM Saves you it is the WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT and that ALONE! We can not save ourselves aside from the work of the Holy Spirit! However, I am not going to Judge that some might believe differently than I do. I am not going to say They aren’t “CHRISTIANS” because of it either. BUT when you make being a CHRISTIAN out to be more about WORKS and LESS about the HOLY SPIRIT it leaves a window open to deception! YES we must have works but works comes with True Faith because TRUE faith makes you want to do your works. However, If a friend doesn’t accept Jesus Christ until on their death bed is he going to Hell simply because he was not baptized? NO! I don’t think Jesus being full of Grace and Mercy would see it that way either after all even the thief on the Cross was in Paradise with Christ!
The Weight of Struggles and The Power to Overcome it! February 16, 2011
Posted by Miss C in Uncategorized.Tags: Personal, Spirtual, Weight loss
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Hi all! It has been a long time Since I have updated my blog! A lot has been going on! God has been so good to me! I just wanted to take a moment to share with you all the blessings he has bestowed upon me! Back in June of 2010 I was a Whooping 300 pounds! I had out of control type 2 diabetes, Extremely High Cholesterol, High Blood pressure, and my kidneys was starting to fail! I was headed straight for an early grave! I decided in May (a month before June) that I would start paying attention to the WHAT I ate. I didn’t eat less but I would journal the Huge amounts of food I would eat and then I would also journal my feelings on how I felt. AWFUL is the one word to sum up how I felt for those first few weeks! So, I said There isn’t no time like the present! So on June 4, 2010 I started to do something about the Types and amounts of food I was eating. I did not want to DIE! I had heard of so many Young 30 year olds dying of massive heart attacks and I did not want that to be my fate! So I sat out on this journey at first alone. Only to have it blow up in my face the first few weeks! It was hard to do it with no help! But I didn’t have money growing on trees to help me out! So I prayed for guidance from a wonderful marvelous God! The more time I spent entrenched in his word the better I felt, The more strength I had! Pretty soon I was shedding Weight pretty rapidly!
Then comes October….The month of my birth…among other events! I slipped..I fell…again…flat on my face! But after all that was said and done I turned back to God. and Gave it all up to Follow Christ! (hey we all make mistakes sometimes, right?)
So, at this point I needed something more. How I longed to have that extra support from someone who could help me! I prayed again this time for God to show me how I could do it on my tight budget. That very same day, a lady from the Total Solution’s Program at my Gym stopped to talk to me. Said there was this biggest loser contest where the winner takes home 6k! She then Motivated me to join….There was a special and i was able to get in for cheap and it fit (albeit barely) into my tight budget! “I COULD WIN THIS” She said and I thought to myself yeah i could! So Then it was on! I weighed in on January 4th of this year and I weighed 255 pounds!! I go to the Gym ALMOST every single day now, I am eating a lot smaller portions, a lot less fat and less carbs, also I am letting Jesus Help me through this process like never before and when I get the chance I gladly mention HIM when Talking about my success in weight loss. As of this day I weigh 226 pounds! That is 74 pounds since June! But God has been there every step of the way with me! people who has known me for years is walking up to me at church and so forth and letting me know how much JOY and PEACE i seem to have now! Life is Great! But it would not be Great If i was not heeding God’s word and Taking Care of his temple! If we have the Holy Spirit of Christ living inside of us then we must take care of ourselves both inside and out!
I am no longer Diabetic, I no longer have High Cholesterol, or Blood pressure and my kidneys is functioning PERFECTLY! I am slowly turning into the picture of health and its all because of JESUS I’m ALIVE!!!
If you are looking for inspiration to start or RESTART your weight loss, The bible is a good place to start! Pray for the motivation, The Will power, the Strength, the courage, and most of all Pray for him to take the lead in your life! You Can do all things Through Christ Jesus who Strengthens YOU!
*for more info on the weight loss plan i’m on go to http://www.thinandhealthy.com *
Earn Money in your sparetime on the computer August 3, 2010
Posted by Miss C in Uncategorized.Tags: Free Money, Make Money from home, Surveys
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Ever just wonder around the internet sort of bored filling out surveys to see how Smart you are or what personality type you are? How about getting paid to take those surveys!? At Cash Crate You get Paid for Simply for filling out surveys and completing legit offers! In 3 hours I have already earned 8 dollars and while that may not be much its 8 dollars more than I had if I didn’t do it. Give it a Try!
Yes, I know I know what you are thinking that this is nothing more than a SCAM and how dare i promote it. Well if you want to see Proof as soon as I get my first check I will copy a picture of it and show you. Or you can go ahead and follow the link above and Start earning a few extra bucks here and there…Why not spend your spare time making a little money. Give it a Try!
Update and my southern life August 3, 2010
Posted by Miss C in Personal, Videos, Weight Loss.comments closed
Sorry for my absence on this blog! I have been losing weight and training for a 5k run/walk! Doing Great! I have lost 35 pounds total so far in only 9 weeks! Praise God!
I wanted anyone who happens by this page though to have my other page, where I keep all the videos I do on. SO check me out!
Direct your browsers to: Crystal’s Random Southern Life
I will not be silent anymore June 29, 2010
Posted by Miss C in Personal, Spiritual Journey.comments closed
I don’t understand something and maybe you can help me.
I have had unbelievers say things to my posts on facebook. Now, They were not previously in the conversation and they were not “called out” or their personal beliefs was not even questioned yet because I mentioned some biblical revelations that seem to be coming true or the verge of it. (the BP oil spill, the earthquakes, and other natural disasters) Right away, this Unbeliever took offense that How could “MY” God do such awful things.
Sorry I can not stay quiet I am going to VOICE my beliefs and TRY to help someone understand to the best of my knowledge. Now, the unbeliever is going back and forth and basically “TRASH talking MY heavenly father”. I Go back and forth and finally just ended with I’ll pray for you that your eyes will be opened one day and hopefully it’s not too late when that does happen. immediately someone took offense to my “PREACHING” and how dare I do this to someone. I am sorry I’m not going to let anyone talk trash about My father in Heaven. WOULD you let someone talk trash about someone you LOVE more than life itself? I bet not. I’m going to TRY to be as LOVING as I can to the unbeliever because they do not understand and without the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of them they may never understand BUT, I also will not sit by and let someone trash talk God. Not going to do it, Sorry. It’s not like I started the thing. I did not go on HER page and say anything about God this person isn’t even on my friends list but the person who took offense to the whole situation is. I am not better than anyone because I once too could not stand Christians and now I am one. God changed my heart and I know God can change Theirs. I am not going to be Quiet anymore. I am not going to sit by and watch others bash Jesus Christ!
Sometimes we fall January 21, 2010
Posted by Miss C in Personal, Spiritual Journey.Tags: Depression, Humble, Humility, Jesus, suicide
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Sometimes we fall but we must pick ourselves up again..and start over sometimes.
Yes I have fallen. Sorry its been awhile I got really depressed and found myself in a dark pit. I know why now. I was not humble enough before I forgotten where I had come from and had become really prideful. It didn’t take me long to realize that fact but it took me awhile to regain my step again. So here I am; broken before you to let you know that back in October I almost ended my life. This precious most amazing Gift that God gave me and I almost threw it all away! Yes I am very ashamed and No I don’t really like to talk about it that much but I am because It’s the only way to move past it.
I became boastful and cold to others in their depression and I in turn Got taken down a notch or two. But Here I am trying to reclaim the Life That I know God wants me to live out. And I plan to Live it OUT LOUD! One thing I have learned during this time is humility.
Praise Jesus For the Many Blessings He has given me! Thank God for His Love and Grace!
